GMB Scotland and the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities Mark Holocaust Memorial Day
27 January 2019
Hatred and antisemitism are evils that must be tackled. Scotland must not be complacent. More
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GMB Welcomes ‘Significant Moment’ As Agreement Reached Over Equal Pay
17 January 2019
Responding to confirmation today (Thursday 17 January) that Glasgow City Council and the Joint Claimant Organisations, GMB, Unison, Unite and Action 4 Equality, have reached an agreement that will lead to the settlement of 14,000 equal pay claims. More
GMB Warns MSPs To ‘Stop Playing Fast And Loose’ With Energy Sector Employment
14 January 2019
GMB has criticised the Scottish Government’s Just Transition Commission (JTC) as ‘a good intentions committee’ and warned MSPs against ‘playing fast and loose’ with the livelihoods of workers across our energy sector. More
GMB Warns COSLA: ‘Vital Services Cannot Run Without Staff – Make Work Pay For Them’
19 November 2018
On the same day (Monday 19 November) that COSLA called on the Scottish Government for a better financial settlement in next year’s budget, GMB Scotland has said the council umbrella body must do more for the lowest paid in local government if they want those services to function. More
UPDATED - GMB Scotland Statement
30 October 2018
GMB Responds To Developments In Anti-Semitism Attack Against Union Organiser. More
GMB Scotland Calls For SNP Leader Intervention Over Anti-Semitic Online Attack
29 October 2018
GMB Scotland has today (Monday 29 October) called on the SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon to intervene after a ‘despicable and vile anti-Semitic’ online attack against its organiser Rhea Wolfson. More
GMB Scotland Statement
26 October 2018
In response to some media reports and posts on social media before, during and after the recent Glasgow Women’s Strike, GMB welcomes the opportunity to publicly address the categorically untrue claims that our union agreed to Glasgow City Council’s discriminatory WPBR (or job evaluation scheme). More
GMB Scotland Statement - Equal Pay Glasgow City Council
25 October 2018
Responding to the outcome of this afternoon's meeting between legal representatives of the equal pay joint claimant organisations and Glasgow City Council. More
Glasgow’s Striking Equal Pay Women Tell Council Chiefs: ‘Are You Listening To Us Now?’
23 October 2018
Thousands of striking women and their families marched on George Square this afternoon (Tuesday 23 October) to demand that Glasgow City Council officials return to negotiations for fair and full equal pay settlements, as forty-eight hours of industrial action across the city got underway. More
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